ASHRAE guide is designed to help builders and engineers better understand best practices and design considerations to enhance interactivity between buildings and the electric grid. The American ...

A pilot project in a two-story office in Madison, Wisconsin, has been testing the concept of how buildings in the future could communicate with utilities to reduce and shift energy use. The ...

Electrification in buildings—especially for space heating— is advancing across the US driven by policy incentives, consumer preferences, and advances in technology. This presents both challenges and ...

Electricity demand is rising as global temperatures increase and economies grow, driving greater demand for cooling: Researchers project that by 2050 a warming climate will push energy needs 25% ...

Researchers at the FLEXLAB facility, a unique buildings testbed at Berkeley Lab, are helping the buildings and utilities sectors and U.S. policymakers develop new technologies for a zero-carbon future ...

Connecticut’s Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) has launched an Innovative Energy Solutions (IES) initiative to enhance grid reliability, reduce carbon emissions, and lower energy costs. The ...

Heating more buildings with electric heat pumps can provide a larger market for renewable energy. Yet while adopting heat pumps, in a practice known as building electrification, “gets a lot of ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping modernize power management and enhance reliability in an increasingly complex electric grid. As the United States ...

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, February 12, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Edo today announced a new project to transform existing commercial buildings into grid ...

The global energy equation is undergoing a seismic shift. Historically, commercial buildings were designed to consume energy passively, with minimal consideration for when, how or why they used power.